弾丸

See also: 弹丸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弾	丸
だん Grade: S	がん Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
彈丸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Particularly: “弾 (dan-, “projectile”) +‎ 丸 (-gan, “round, circular”)?”

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だんがん [dàńgáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [dã̠ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

弾(だん)丸(がん) • (dangan)

bullet

Synonyms

弾(たま) (tama)
銃弾(じゅうだん) (jūdan)

Derived terms

銀(ぎん)の弾丸(だんがん) (gin no dangan, “silver bullet”)
弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha, “bullet train”)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“弾丸”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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